Tuesday night, members of the Syracuse University men's basketball team arrived in Atlanta for the NCAA Division I championship and the Final Four.

The Orange is headquartered at the Westin Hotel in Buckhead. They will play the University of Michigan Saturday night in one of two national semifinals. Louisville and Wichita State play in the other semifinal.

Several Syracuse fans and members of the SU Alumni Club of Atlanta were on hand at the Westin to welcome the Orange.

Syracuse will conduct an open practice to the public in Atlanta on Friday at the Georgia Dome from 2-2:50 p.m.

The Syracuse-Michigan game Saturday night has a tentative tipoff time of 8:49 p.m.

Staff writer Donnie Webb can be reached at 470-2149 or dwebb@syracuse.com